AFRICA

US$15 000 for winning project proposal at AFIF09

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Delegates attending the Africa Finance & Investment Forum 2009 (AFIF09) in December 2009 are invited to put forward their development project ideas to be considered for the EMRC-AfDB Project Incubator Award grand prize of US$15 000. Read more >>

AFRICA

FIFA Fan Fest to connect the world

[Proffesor Ndawonde] JOHANNESBURG: With just 198 days until kick-off to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, FIFA has launched a Fan Fest which will connect football fans globally across South Africa and five continents. Read more >>

AFRICA

Special coins minted for 2010 FIFA World Cup

[Nthambeleni Gabara] JOHANNESBURG: The South African Mint Company has minted special gold coins to commemorate the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Several gold coins with the emblem of the 2010 FIFA World Cup were launched at the renovated Soccer City Stadium on Monday, 23 November 2009. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE

Zimbabwe Human Capital website launched

[Dumisani Ndlela] The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has launched an advertising platform targeting Zimbabweans in the Diaspora for jobs and investments back home. Read more >>

NIGERIA

Zain Nigeria awarded at 2009 NITTA

LAGOS: Zain Nigeria, at the weekend, was awarded Best Customer Care Operator of the Year in Nigeria, at the 2009 Nigeria Information Technology and Telecommunications Awards (NITTA). Read more >>

WEST AFRICA

MTN Benin aids Mercy Ships

The MTN Benin Foundation has donated ten million CFA (approximately USD$20,000) to Mercy Ships, the health aid organisation. Mercy Ships, a global charity that has operated a fleet of hospital ships in developing nations since 1978, uses hospital ships to deliver free health care services to those without access. Read more >>

AFRICA

First European wins in ARC contest

WASHINGTON, DC: The National Peace Corps Association (NPCA), late last week, announced the fourth-round winners of its Africa Rural Connect (ARC) online contest. The first place winner is from Sweden while the second and third place winners are from Malawi and Tanzania. Read more >>

TANZANIA

Tanzania: Police summon journalist for interrogation

DAR ES SALAAM: Police in the Singida region in Tanzania summoned and interrogated freelance journalist Jumbe Ismailly on 19 November 2009, from 11am to 1.09pm on allegations of defaming the regional commissioner Parseko Kone. He was released and told that he would be called again as part of an ongoing investigation against him. Read more >>

CENTRAL AFRICA

NPL changes mission

[Gregory Gondwe] The Nation Publication Limited (NPL), which publishes daily newspaper The Nation, the weekly Weekend Nation and The Nation on Sunday, has changed its mission, which it unveiled over the weekend. Read more >>

AFRICA

Africa tax administrators unite for common goal

[Walter Wafula] A group of 25 Africa tax administration authorities have united under the Africa Tax Administrators Forum (ATAF), to boost economic development and good governance in Africa. Read more >>

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Zim: Local brands back for Christmas

[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's traditional brands, which had been wiped out by a now-receding decade-old economic crisis, have bounced back and are competing for space in supermarket shelves overflowing with choice imports. Read more >>

SOUTHERN AFRICA

AfriForum assists SA farmers in Zim

PRETORIA: AfriForum plans to assist a group of South African farmers with land in Zimbabwe this week to prevent a discriminatory investment agreement between the governments of South Africa and Zimbabwe, which is to be signed in Harare on Friday, 27 November 2009. Read more >>